In 2013, honeybees were trained to find land mines left behind by the Balkan wars, turning their extraordinary sense of smell into an unlikely detection tool
- Croatia was still dealing with the hidden legacy of the Balkan wars when scientists began looking to an unlikely ally: honeybees.
- Years after mines had been buried across fields, forests and rural land, uncertainty over their locations continued to complicate farming, development and everyday life.
- Traditional mine-clearance teams faced the difficult task of finding explosives that could remain underground for decades, sometimes without accurate records showing where they had been placed.
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- Croatia was still dealing with the hidden legacy of the Balkan wars when scientists began looking to an unlikely ally: honeybees.
- Years after mines had been buried across fields, forests and rural land, uncertainty over their locations continued to complicate farming, development and everyday life.
- Traditional mine-clearance teams faced the difficult task of finding explosives that could remain underground for decades, sometimes without accurate records showing where they had been placed.
Sources: Times of India